November 7, 2010 •

Have a Healthier Thanksgiving

I know the holidays are the time to indulge for most, but I decided to prepare a healthier menu in case any of you want to have lighter fare at your Thanksgiving table. Or you may want to just have one or two healthy options to balance out the richer dishes. All of these dishes […]

November 17, 2009 •

Pumpkin Dump Cake

My good friend Shaunda is one of the best bakers I know. She made this cake a couple years ago, and it was so delicious. I begged her for the recipe and she obliged. I proceeded to make it for Thanksgiving and now my family asks for it every year. Well, my mom asked me […]

December 9, 2008 •

Apple Galette

I have had a galette on my baking to do list for a long while now. I don’t know why it just intimidated me and I kept putting it off. Well, not this time. I was determined to make this for Thanksgiving. I have no idea why I was so intimidated, because it was not […]

December 3, 2008 •

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Pecan Pie

I found this recipe in a Cooking Light magazine last year and made it for dinner with friends. It was such a hit, that I decided to make it for Thanksgiving this year. It doesn’t originally call for chocolate chips but Adam (as always) suggested adding them in. I wasn’t sure at first, but they […]

December 2, 2008 •

Pioneer Woman’s Fresh Corn & Wild Rice Casserole

I never knew trying to find wild rice would be such a challenge. I finally found what I was looking for in the fourth store that I tried! I had some fresh corn that I had blanched and frozen in the summer, and thought this would be the perfect dish to use it in. I […]

December 2, 2008 •

Creamed Spinach Gratin

I have to be honest, I was not 100% sold on making this. I’ve not been a huge spinach fan in the past, but I love spinach dip, so I thought I would give this a try. I wanted to have an alternative to the traditional broccoli or green beans at Thanksgiving, so when I […]

December 1, 2008 •

Thanksgiving & Maple Glazed Turkey

My first time hosting Thanksigiving was a huge success!! Everything turned out wonderfully and was done on time. So onto the recipes. Maybe I should call this the Real Simple Pioneer Woman’s Thanksgiving. It seems several of my recipes come from both Real Simple and Pioneer Woman. I didn’t do that on purpose, it just […]

November 27, 2008 •

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I am all set to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! This was always a tradition in my family and this is the first year I’ve gotten to watch it in like 3 or four years! I am super excited!! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots of love, good food, football, and of course cozy […]

November 26, 2008 •

Cranberry Sauce

I found this super simple recipe for cranberry sauce on Real Simple’s website when searching for Thanksgiving recipes. It is so good! Much better than the sauce in a can. I can’t believe I’ve never tried to make my own before now! I’m sure I will continue to make this year after year. Cranberry Sauce […]

November 25, 2008 •

Pioneer Woman’s Pumpkin Butter

I saw this recipe for pumpkin butter about a month ago on Pioneer Woman Cooks. If you haven’t been to her website you have got to check it out. She has amazing recipes and gives step by step picture instructions on how to do everything! Once I saw these, I knew I wanted to make […]